Assignment task:
Mindy is a 48-year-old participant in the Seattle Longitudinal Study, where she is asked to participate in a number of tasks to measure her cognitive skills in several areas. She is presented with the following list of facts: The Bradley family has 5 children named Alyx, James, Brandon, Chelsea, and Austin. James is the oldest of the siblings. Brandon is the second-youngest sibling. Alyx is not older than Brandon. Chelsea and Austin were both born before Brandon and Alyx. Mindy is then asked a series of questions about the birth order of the siblings, including "Of the five, which sibling is the youngest?" In this scenario, the researchers are most likely measuring Mindy's: Group of answer choices verbal memory. inductive reasoning. spatial orientation. numeric ability.